Katarína Knechtová

Slovak musician (born 1981)

Katarína Knechtová
Katarína Knechtová (2013)
Background information
Birth name	Katarína Knechtová
Also known as	Katka Knechtová
Born	(1981-03-14) March 14, 1981 (age 43) Prešov, Slovakia
Origin	Slovakia
Genres	Pop, pop rock, rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboard
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Universal Music, Perina

Website	katarinaknechtova.com

Musical artist

Katarína Knechtová (born March 14, 1981) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and guitarist, originally known for her work with the band Peha.

Biography

Katarína was born in Prešov, to a Czech mother and Slovak father. In Prešov she attended the Ján Adam Raymann Gymnasium. After finishing school, she studied philosophy. For seven years she studied to play keyboard, she is also a self-taught guitarist. She started her music career in local band named Prešovčatá. Katarína has a younger sister, Veronika.

Music career

Katarína Knechtová debuted on the Slovak music scene in 1996 in the band IMT Smile led by Ivan Tásler. One year later she left the band with drummer and moved to Peha band, which was later in 1999 called the revelation of a year in Slovakia. Two years later, Katarína won the Aurel award as the best female singer (in 2005 she won again). She is also a winner of OTO award in 2007.

Even though she is a writer of a lot of lyrics, she admits that her "main writer" is Vlado Krausz.^[1]

In 2008, she left her band Peha to pursuit a solo career.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Top positions
		Charts		GSA ^[2]
		SK	CZ^[3]	GSA ^[2]
with IMT Smile
1997	Klik-Klak Released: 1997 Label: Závodský/Škvrna (#167 013/210 059)^[4] Format: CD	—	—	31
with Peha
1999	Niečo sa chystá Released: 1999 Label: Bonton (#495 354)^[5] Format: CD	—	—	—
2001	Krajinou Released: 2001 Label: Epic (#500 740)^[6] Format: CD	—	—	84
2003	Experiment Released: 2003 Label: Epic (#511 320)^[7] Format: CD	—	—	94
2005	Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom Released: 2005 Label: B&M/Universal (#987 363/275 364)^[8] Format: CD	—	7	8
Solo
2008	Zodiak Released: December 1, 2008 Label: Universal (#179 399)^[9] Format: CD	—	20	—
2012	Tajomstvá Released: February 13, 2012 Label: Universal (#279 541)^[10] Format: CD	—	9	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Compilations

Year	Album	Charts
Year	Album	SK	CZ^[11]
with Peha
2006	Best Of Released: October 1, 2006 Label: Epic (#88697 02194)^[12] Format: CD	—	8
2010	Donekonečna: Best of 1997–2010 Released: October 25, 2010 Label: Universal (#2755 161)^[13] Format: 2CD	—	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Singles

Year	Song	Charts				Album
		SK		CZ
		50 ^[14]	100 ^[15]	50 ^[16]	100 ^[17]
Airplay singles
2006	"Za tebou" with Peha	46	—	5	18	Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom
	"Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom" with Peha	—	—	10	39
	"Spomaľ" with Peha	17	80	1	1
	"Renesancia" with Peha	1	1	4	15
2007	"Opýtaj sa" with Peha	1	1	—	—
2007	"Muoj Bože"	1	1	1	1	Zodiak
2008	"Do batôžka"	7	16	—	—	Pocta Jarovi Filipovi: Jarove pesničky
2008	"Vo svetle žiariacich hviezd"	2	2	3	13	Zodiak
2009	"V tichu"	1	3	4	15	Zodiak
	"Píseň labutí" with Michal Hrůza	17	40	9	47	Napořád
	"V krajine zázrakov"	17	45	—	—	Zodiak
2010	"Všetko inak vyzerá"	4	15	—	—	Zodiak
2010	"Slovensko na nohy"	11	50	—	—	Donekonečna: Best of 1997–2010
2011	"To musí byť len láskou"	2	19	—	—	Tajomstvá
2011	"Zopár slov"	7	37	27	—
2012	"Zmier svetlo s tmou"	1	5	45	—
2013	"Zločin"	4	30	17	95
	"Keby"	5	43	—	—
	"Isabel"	4	41	13	67
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other appearances

2011: Tante Cose da Veder with Petr Hapka, Michal Horáček & Ondřej Brzobohatý

References

General

"Katarína Knechtová → Slovak Airplay Official Chart → Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
"Katarína Knechtová → Slovak Airplay Component Chart → Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
"Katarína Knechtová → Czech Albums Chart → TOP 50 Prodejní". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
"Katarína Knechtová → Czech Airplay Official Chart → Rádio Top 100 Oficiální". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
"Katarína Knechtová → Czech Airplay Component Chart → Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

Specific

^ "Vlado Krausz maľuje, ako mu štetec narástol" (in Slovak). korzar.sme.sk.
^
For ranking Žbirka's and/or Modus' album releases as classified in the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time list published by Nový čas in 2007, see the newspaper's link.
- "Exclusive List: The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. September 22, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^
For peak chart position of Knechtová's studio albums in Czech Republic, use a link depending on an album release.
- "Official Czech Albums Chart — Peha — Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom (2005)". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- "Official Czech Albums Chart — Katarína Knechtová — Zodiak (2008)". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- "Official Czech Albums Chart — Katarína Knechtová — Tajomstvá (2012)". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ Klik-Klak (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). IMT Smile. Slovak Republic: Závodský/Škvrna Records. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Niečo sa chystá (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Peha. Slovak Republic: BONTON Music Slovakia. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Krajinou (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Peha. Slovak Republic: Epic Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Experiment (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Peha. Slovak Republic: Epic Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Peha. Slovak Republic: B&M Music/Universal Music Group. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Knechtová, Katarína (2008). Zodiak (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Katarína Knechtová. Slovak Republic: Universal Music Group.
^ Knechtová, Katarína (2012). Tajomstvá (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Katarína Knechtová. Slovak Republic: Universal Music Group.
^
For peak chart position of Knechtová's compilation albums in Czech Republic, use a link depending on an album release.
- "Official Czech Albums Chart — Peha — Best Of (2006)". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ Best Of (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Peha. Slovak Republic: Epic Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Donekonečna: Best of 1997–2010 (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). Peha. Slovak Republic: Epic Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^
For peak chart position of Knechtová's songs in the Slovak component Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna chart, use a link depending on a single release.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Peha – "Za tebou". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Peha – "Spomaľ". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Peha – "Renesancia". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Peha – "Opýtaj sa". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Do batôžka". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Muoj Bože". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Vo svetle žiariacich hviezd". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "V tichu". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová & Michal Hrůza – "Píseň labutí". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "V krajine zázrakov". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Všetko inak vyzerá". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Slovensko na nohy". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "To musí byť len láskou". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Zopár slov". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Zmier svetlo s tmou". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Zločin". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Keby". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Isabel". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
^
For peak chart position of Knechtová's' songs in the Slovak official Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna airplay chart, use a link depending on a single release.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Peha – "Spomaľ". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Peha – "Renesancia". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Peha – "Opýtaj sa". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Do batôžka". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Muoj Bože". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Vo svetle žiariacich hviezd". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "V tichu". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová & Michal Hrůza – "Píseň labutí". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "V krajine zázrakov". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Všetko inak vyzerá". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Slovensko na nohy". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "To musí byť len láskou". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Zopár slov". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Zmier svetlo s tmou". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Zločin". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Keby". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna – Katarína Knechtová – "Isabel". IFPI Slovakia (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. ifpi.sk. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
^
For peak chart position of Knechtová's songs in the Czech component Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální chart, use a link depending on a single release.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Peha – "Za tebou". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Peha – "Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Peha – "Spomaľ". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Peha – "Renesancia". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Muoj Bože". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Vo svetle žiariacich hviezd". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "V tichu". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová & Michal Hrůza – "Píseň labutí". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Zopár slov". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Zmier svetlo s tmou". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Zločin". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Isabel". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
^
For peak chart position of Knechtová's songs in the Czech official Rádio Top 100 Oficiální airplay chart, use a link depending on a single release.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Peha – "Za tebou". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Peha – "Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Peha – "Spomaľ". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Peha – "Renesancia". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Muoj Bože". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Vo svetle žiariacich hviezd". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "V tichu". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová & Michal Hrůza – "Píseň labutí". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Zločin". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Rádio Top 100 Oficiální – Katarína Knechtová – "Isabel". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved November 29, 2013.

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Awards for Katarína Knechtová
v t e Aurel Award for Best Female Vocal Performance
Katarína Knechtová (2001) Misha (2002) Jana Kirschner (2003) Zuzana Smatanová (2004) Katarína Knechtová (2005) Katarína Knechtová (2006) Jana Kirschner (2007)

v t e OTO Award for Female Singer
2000s	Jana Kirschner (2000) Marika Gombitová (2001) Misha (2002) Misha (2003) Zuzana Smatanová (2004) Zuzana Smatanová (2005) Katarína Knechtová (2006) Katarína Knechtová (2007) Jana Kirschner (2008) Jana Kirschner (2009)
2010s	Jana Kirschner (2010) Nela Pocisková (2011) Celeste Buckingham (2012) Celeste Buckingham (2013) Celeste Buckingham (2014) Kristína (2015) Kristína (2016) Mária Čírová (2017) Simona Martausová (2018) Simona Martausová (2019)